Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19688333›Full record

ReviewCurrent topics in microbiology and immunology2009

Toll-like receptors in multiple sclerosis.

Michael K Racke, Paul D Drew

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Review in Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael K RackeDepartment of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, 1654 Upham Drive, 445 Means Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Paul D Drew
The Ohio State University · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER CORE FACILITY AT UAMSP30NS047546 · NINDS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI ZHANG, JUN-MING · 2004 to 2008
$3.1M
NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and axonal pathology. The exact causes of MS are unknown, but environmental factors including pathogens are believed to contribute to the development of disease. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of receptors important in pathogen recognition and host defense. TLRs are expressed by a variety of peripheral immune cells as well as resident cells of the CNS. Studies indicate that TLRs play a significant role in modulating MS, as well as experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS. This review will discuss the current understanding of the role of TLRs in modulating EAE and MS.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalHumansMultiple SclerosisToll-Like ReceptorsToll-Like Receptors

Identifiers

PMID19688333
PMCPMC3064511
OpenAlexW2098873717

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